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 Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Larry Gruber, and I'm 43 and have been a certified personal trainer for the past 13 years. I've run 3 marathons (Chicago Marathon-Personal Best: 3:31) and have worked out regularly for 18 years. The winter of 2010 changed my life forever. That January, my body systemically and progressively began to revolt. I became tight and inflamed from head to toe and lost range of motion. My hands began to cramp while doing simple things like wringing out a sponge or trying to wash my back. They were so weak and sensitive that I couldn't shake hands without wincing. I had trouble opening up jars of food, and I couldn't even do a pull up or hand my clients their dumbbells or rack their weights. My feet ached. I had pain behind my left knee and it hurt to walk. Each day exhausted me and mornings were especially painful. Getting out of bed was torture. I would sit on the edge of my bed, anticipating the pain that would inevitably ensue wh

 Spondylosis is the medical word for arthritis in the facet joints of the spine. Also known by its more common term, spinal arthritis, this condition is something that virtually everyone develops over the course of their lifetime. It involves calcium build-up and other arthritis-related changes, along with the narrowing of joints in the spine. There are many treatment options available to provide relief to anyone suffering from spinal arthritis. While this sounds a bit ominous, not everyone who has this arthritis feels any pain. It is a part of the aging process. It is possible for a patient to have no pain symptoms even when a doctor has spotted signs of arthritis of the spine on an x-ray or an MRI reading . If a patient does feel pain, it may relate to certain movements. When facet joints are involved, an affected person may have pain when looking over their shoulder or trying to get up from a chair. Bending or rolling over in bed may also cause pain. To the sufferer of facet joint